Department of Applied Economics, Oregon State University | 838 followers on LinkedIn. We use economic tools to understand and help solve society’s problems. | Welcome to Oregon State University’s Department of Applied Economics (AEC)! AEC provides research, education, and outreach to illuminate decision-making and understand its impacts on the environment, agriculture, and society. Our goal is to create new knowledge founded in applied economic theory and rigorous quantitative analysis that can inform a wide range of choices made by producers, consumers, and policymakers.